The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

head turns sparked even

more heads turned to look

wasn’t exactly comfy with

onlookers before spinning on her heel to leave, figuring she’d better wait outside in the lobby and not stir up any

to ice, he chucked the mic onto the table, and leaped off the stage, striding

room went bananas.

sudden turn of events, their heads swiveling towards Brandon on reflex.

pace was fast and frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly reached out, grabbed her arm, and spun her around with a yank.

face a blank slate of

now?” Brandon demanded, his voice as cold and deep as

instinctively pointing towards the public area’s couch. “I was just

area, his piercing gaze not

loss under

her, not saying a word, then suddenly stepped forward, his hand snaking around her neck, pulling her into his embrace, and planting a deep kiss on

Sophia fell silent.

with

clear view of the door

their necks, trying to catch a glimpse of the action outside, especially

stage and, along with her new colleagues, was seated right at the front, totally oblivious to the drama unfolding outside. She only saw Brandon ditch the mic and dart off the stage, followed by a wave of gasps and

colleague towards her and

a kiss, slamming the reception hall’s doors shut to shield the untimely scene from

grabbed the mic with a smile, steering the chatter back to the opening ceremony. “Now,

trying to get the skinny on what had just happened,

room’s gossip mill working overtime,